The City Council will proceed with a vote Thursday night on the proposed sale of the Scolite site as the two Republican members question whether the $1 million deal should be canceled, the council president said Monday.

There are no plans to pull the ordinance authorizing the sale to R.J. Valente Cos., and Wiltshire said it will either pass or be rejected.

The proposed sale has drawn more attention since FBI met with City Engineer Russ Reeves and Corporation Counsel Ian Silverman, who accompanied Reeves in a legal role, city officials confirmed.

The agents asked questions about the Solite development, as well as the actions of Bill Dunne, the city commissioner of planning and economic development, on that project, the emergency demolition of a building on King Street in August 2013 and the paving of a sidewalk on 101st Street in April 2013, sources said.

During its March Finance Committee meeting, the City Council voted 6-2 to move the resolution authorizing the sale to Thursday's council agenda.

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Republican Councilman Dean Bodnar said it's time to drop the current Scolite proposal and do another request for proposals. Bodnar was not present for the Finance Committee vote. He and many residents have expressed concerns about truck traffic going to and from the South Troy site.

Councilman Jim Gordon, the other Republican, also has called for a new round of proposals and to ensure that all information is available.

Mayor Lou Rosamilia, a Democrat, supports proceeding with the vote on Thursday.

"There's no reason to believe any wrongdoing took place," said Michael Morris, a spokesman for the mayor.

Four companies submitted proposals to develop the the 5.4-acre Scolite site at Madison Street and the Hudson River. An 18-member city review committee recommended the proposal filed by R.J. Valente Cos.

Joseph Zappone, the attorney representing Valente, took issue with a letter sent last week to the City Council by the lawyer representing Adam Street Properties, of which Don Fane, a local businessman, is involved.

Zappone said there is "no substantial deviation from the RFP at all and in fact that Fane in their RFP was in fact proffering as part of their RFP to install an Industrial Road."

Zappone defended the revocable license to be granted to Valente to clean up and develop the site while the sale awaits approval by the state Legislature; the $100,000 deposit for the $1 million purchase price; Valente also is willing to wait on moving ahead with its project until the state approves the sale; and Valente has won city zoning and planning approvals while addressing the issues raised.